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The Blackmailing Game: Pak Army and United States – by Ali Taj: Why has Pakistan suddenly reopened NATO supply routes which were closed for several months following the Salala attacks of November 2011? A US military investigation last year had already exonerated American troops operating in Afghanistan from inappropriate use of force against
Tribal NGOs condemn brutal assassination of Fareeda Afridi: Peshawar: A condolence meeting was held in SPO office Peshawar to remember Ms. Farida Afridi who was brutally assassinated by the brutal, negative and anti social forces today morning at Jamrud Khyber Agency, FATA. Farida Afridi was a founding
کیا سیکولرازم غداری ہے؟: شاید ہمیشہ سے ہی انسانی معاشروں میں یہ ہوتا رہا ہے کہ نظریات و خیالات کی غلط تشریح، بگڑے یا بگاڑے گئے معنی اور تصورات عام ہو جاتے ہیں، اورعموماً ایسا معاشرے پر حاوی طبقات کی ایما پر ہوتا
Judges behaving badly: how Pakistan’s Supreme Court is undermining democracy -by Aqil Shah (Foreign Affairs): Editor’s Note: The following article originally published in the Foreign Affairs Journal encapsulates the negative and unconstitutional role played by the Judiciary in Pakistan. Readers should also bear in mind that this is the same Judiciary that has freed
Shia, Shia, Shia, where is Pakistan? – by Sabah Hassan: Related posts: You know you are a Pakistani Shia when… Intellectual dishonesty in misrepresenting Shia massacres in Pakistan 50 ways to gracefully ignore Shia Genocide Shia, Shia, Shia, where is Pakistan? – by Sabah Hassan Recently some on our Facebook
LHC must not stop young doctors from exercising their fundamental rights: Related : Doctors’ Strike and Moral Justification – by Awais Aftab Its a fundamental right of all employees to demand service structure , career protection and decent wages. Unfortunately , LHC accepted a petition seeking revoking license of all protesting
US apology to Pakistan: A clear vindication of Pakistan Government and Chairperson PPP – by Ravez Junejo: NOVEMBER 24, 2011: Two Apache helicopters, part of a wider group of NATO air support, flew into within 1km distance from Pakistani airspace and launch an unprovoked attack at two border checkposts in the Salala area of Mohmand Agency,
Faisal Raza Abidi resigns as adviser to the president; announces war against Jihadi-sectarian terrorists: In an exclusive interview, Faisal Raza Abidi has announced to start an all out war (legal, ideological, physical lawful resistance) against Jihadi-sectarian enemies of Pakistan namely the Taliban, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (currently operating as Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat) and other radical
“Taliban stopped attacking civilians” – Najam Sethi interprets Pew Survey: Being a regular viewer of Najam Sethi’s late night show on Geo TV (Jang Group), sometimes I am bemused by his selective pick and choose of topics and the way he interprets several issues. There are many occasions when
City of slaughtered souls – by Maisam Ali: چلو آؤ تم کو دکھائیں ہم جو بچا ہے مقتلِ شہر میں یہ مزار اہلِ صفا کے ہیں، یہ ہیں اہلِ صدق کی تربتیں (Let me show you what has left in slaughterhouse of the city These are tombs
The joke of free judiciary and media in Pakistan – by Yousuf Nazar: As I watched reports on GEO TV showing relatives of Dr Khalil Chisti eating sweets to celeberate his release in India, I wondered how could our electronic media not highlight that for the last several days, a beautiful part of Pakistan,
Talking Heads, Grand Standing – by Banda-e-Khuda: Nasim Zehra claims she came back to clean up Dunnya TV. I wish her well in her efforts. Mango man (aam admi, commoner) needs to see results of her claims. By returning there is a bigger responsibility to make sure there is noticeable difference
ARY News serves ISI’s agenda: Did Hafiz Saeed and Maulana Samiul Haq address Shia rally in Lahore?: Here’s another evidence of how Pakistan army’s spy agency (ISI) influences Pakistani media in order to spread false news and misleading propaganda. Today, Shia Muslims staged one of the largest public rally in Pakistan’s history (Lahore, 1 July 2012,
Chief Justice Chaudhry is responsible for the crisis in Pakistan -by Sikandar Mehdi: Justice (retired) Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim, a respected jurist also known to have close relationship with Nawaz Sharif and PML-N, has very different opinion of CJ Iftikhar Chaudhrys’ ruling while PML-N and PTI are trying to ride on the back
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi threatens Imran Khan: In a dramatic departure from his silence on genocide of Shia Muslims at the hands of banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ, currently operating as Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat ASWJ), Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Friday (30 June 2012) termed the barbaric
We commend HRCP’s bold statement on Shia genocide in Pakistan: LUBP commends Zohra Yusuf and her team at Human Rights Commmission of Pakistan (HRCP) on issuing a bold statement on the ongoing Shia genocide in Pakistan. The HRCP’s statement not only highlights State’s failure to protect Shias but also
Terror hub: Jamia Farooqia on Balochistan border: Jamia Farooqia is a Sunni Deobandi seminary known for its principal Moulana Saleem Ullah Khan, who is president of Wifaqul Madarisul Arabia Pakistan, an organisation to regulate Deobandi seminaries and Iqra Schools across the country. The madressah is one of
Bakhtawar has made her parents proud – by Maleeha Manzoor: My life ceases when it abruptly comes to my mind that my leader – Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, the hope of the oppressed people, has been snatched from us and is now residing in her grave, hemmed in by
How can one’s Taliban be good if they are killing the other’s innocent? – by Imtiaz Gul: Related posts: LUBP archive on Good Taliban Source: Adapted and edited from Express Tribune On June 19, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (K-P) information minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain, who lost his son to a terrorist attack two years ago, said the following while
Anti-Shia violence in Balochistan is getting uglier by the day – by Malik Siraj Akbar: Related post: 20 Shias killed in Quetta again. Reason? Already stated; being Shias! LUBP Editor’s note: The following post is adapted from a recent editorial by Malik Siraj Akbar in The Baloch Hal. The minor editing in this excellent
Rukhsana Bibi kay tezaab say jhulsay zakhmon ki royalty – Wasi Shah (Nai Baat): Related posts: Twitter has spoken against Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy: #JusticeforRukhsana – by Aaj TV Justice for Rukhsana: This is how urban elites exploit oppressed women’s miseries in Pakistan We are cross-posting an Urdu column by famous Pakistani poet and
Twitter has spoken against Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy: #JusticeforRukhsana – by Aaj TV: Related posts: Justice for Rukhsana: This is how urban elites exploit oppressed women’s miseries in Pakistan Rukhsana Bibi kay tezaab say jhulsay zakhmon ki royalty – Wasi Shah (Nai Baat) Source: Aaj TV By: Zuhaeb Nazir, Uploaded: 27th June 2012
Pakistan’s Cheap Justice praises MQM -by Raja M Asad Abbas: Pakistan is perhaps the only country in the world where an increasingly politically vindictive Chief Justice dismissed an elected Prime Minister and is now grinding his axe to disqualify the second PM. It’s therefore no surprise that political circles
Global community must not stay silent on anti-Shia pogroms taking place in Pakistan – by Rusty Walker: Part I-, “A U.S. citizen’s perspective on silent Shia genocide taking place in Pakistan” – by Rusty Walker” A video of the gruesome pogrom against Shia Muslims has recently emerged. Like others before it, it is being ignored –
Remembering Ammi: Ali Wahab remembers his mother Mohtarma Fauzia Wahab: Related posts: LUBP Archive on Mohtarma Fauzia Wahab “Ali bhai, Ammi’s surgery should have finished by now, but there are some complications, I will let you know in an hours’ time what happened”. This phone call from my sister on May
Justice or revenge? – by Realistic Voice: After four years of day and night struggle, honorable Chief Justice and his puppets (clapping hands) have succeeded to hunt the elected Government. At this very inappropriate time when the whole world is focusing on the issues of NATO
Raja Rental? Pakistan’s new PM Raja Pervez Ashraf is guilty until proven guilty – by Ravez Junejo: Related posts: #IftikharMental: Pakistan social media abuzz with insult for country’s top judge Five facts which go in favour of Pakistan’s new PM Raja Pervez Ashraf – by Ali Tahir On June 24, the newly elected Prime Minister of
Quetta Attack on Tablighi Jamaat : Intra-Deobandi feud must not be presented as Sunni-Shia sectarian violence: Related posts: Plot thickens: ISI strikes back by killing non-compliant Deobandis – by Sheherzade Adil Daily Jang is helping ISI to manufacture Sunni-Shia sectarian violence in Quetta – by Ali Muntaziri Continued pattern of misrepresentation by Jang to create
Target kilings of Ahmadis in Pakistan at the hands of Deobandi ASWJ and TTP militants: Let’s start from an incident which was widely ignored or diluted in Pakistan’s mainstream media: Ahmadi Muslim shot by Deobandi ASWJ terrorists in Baldia Town, Karachi Karachi (Saeedabad, Baldia town – 24 June 2012) – Aslam Bhatti, an Ahmadi
Five facts which go in favour of Pakistan’s new PM Raja Pervez Ashraf – by Ali Tahir: Related posts: #IftikharMental: Pakistan social media abuzz with insult for country’s top judge Raja Rental? Pakistan’s new PM Raja Pervez Ashraf is guilty until proven guilty – by Ravez Junejo Although our new prime minister – the largely unpopular
CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry should be asked to appear before Parliamentary Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges: Related post: Pakistan’s elected parliament must remove Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry In the light of recent commentaries by leading Pakistani and international lawyers including but not limited to Asma Jahangir, Justice Markandey Katju (Indian Supreme Court), Saroop Ijaz etc,
#IftikharMental: Pakistan social media abuzz with insult for country’s top judge: Related posts: Raja Rental? Pakistan’s new PM Raja Pervez Ashraf is guilty until proven guilty – by Ravez Junejo Five facts which go in favour of Pakistan’s new PM Raja Pervez Ashraf – by Ali Tahir 22 June 2012
Daily Times, the latest pen-killer of Shia Hazaras of Quetta – by Ali Muntaziri: Update/Editor’s note: Op-ed editor of Daily Times has now apologized and assured to be extra careful in the future. We appreciate this gesture and hope the mainstream media will publish factual and sympathetic articles on Shia Hazaras, one of
Daily Jang is helping ISI to manufacture Sunni-Shia sectarian violence in Quetta – by Ali Muntaziri: Related posts: Plot thickens: ISI strikes back by killing non-compliant Deobandis – by Sheherzade Adil Jang wants to spark Sunni-Shia violence in Quetta to cover up Shia genocide by ISI-backed Jihadis Whilst every electronic and print media source has
Islami adalat lekin tirchi nigahen – by Syed Al Hassan: Cover note by the author Since long time I was thinking to make a website in support of PPP because I was tired of watching TV programs against PPP. There was no platform to say my words independently. But
Sindh ji Rahri Benazir ji salgarah ji mubarak hujai – by Saria Benazir: Benazir Bhutto – the tone, my heart had always hankered to heed to, a sensation that encompasses my endurance and has become the very rationale of my prolongation. Nevertheless, when I initiate to corral about that ceaseless essence, my
Alleged bribe by Malik Riaz: In response to Marvi Sirmed’s plea of innocence: Related post: Lifestyle Liberals and Political Liberals: Is LUBP a hurdle in the way of unity of liberals? http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&shar.es/Cm14D Disclaimer: LUBP does not endorse the impression that any journalist took bribes from real estate tycoon Malik Riaz. Readers can
They used a haka to murder Salmaan Taseer: Do you know about the ‘haka’ or ‘hanka’ technique used in colonial India to hunt tigers? That’s exactly how the Punjab Governor and PPP’s central leader Salmaan Taseer was killed by the right wing and pseudo-liberal proxies and affiliates
Documentaries on Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: Democracy in Pakistan is a legacy of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) founder Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, who sacrificed his life for democracy instead of bowing down to a military dictator. We have created this post containing videos documentaries on Shaheed